(262) Valda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1886 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Valda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valda is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262 |
| Provisional designation | A886 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 17.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 7.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1886
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- (140) Siwa
- (142) Polana
- (143) Adria
- (151) Abundantia
- (153) Hilda
- (155) Scylla
- (156) Xanthippe
- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
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